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Eleocharis dulcis
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Lui River
Oct 2010
Photo: M.P.Kennedy
Kasanka N.P., L.ake Wasa
Jan 1989
Photo: Mike Bingham
Munchiwemba Dambo
Sep 1993
Photo: Mike Bingham
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Cisoka (Lozi) Jelemani (Nyanja) Kasemembe (Bemba) Masyinge (Bemba) Ndawo (Nyanja) |
| Frequency: | Widespread |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
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| Type location: |
India |
| Notes: | Widely cultivated for the edible corms (not recorded in the FZ area) The rhizomes are eaten by Wattled Cranes and Guineafowl. |
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| Habitat: | Swamps, shallow margins of lakes often in pure stands. |
| Altitude range: | 950 - 2150 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in the Old World tropics and sub-tropics |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | B,W,C,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,C,S,W |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Friday 16 June 2017 |
| Literature: |
Fowler, D.G. (2007). Zambian Plants: Their Vernacular Names and Uses, Kew Publishing Page 66. Gordon-Gray, K.D. (1995). Cyperaceae in Natal Strelitzia 2 Page 80. Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 37 - 39. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 88. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 119. |
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